Stories by Gary Ng

Did Santa get you everything on your Christmas list? If he didn't, don't worry because some of the hottest iOS apps are currently free. Three notable ones are: Diner Dash, Ninjatown: Trees of Doom!, and Runkeeper Pro. Act fast and download these now! Diner Dash This game was a hit title on the Nintendo DS...

Over at the 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards, iPhoneinCanada.ca was among the five finalists selected within the Science, Technology, and Internet category. The winners were announced today and we placed third. Congrats to Pars3c for placing second and Erica Glasier: Oversocialized for taking first. We'd like to thank everyone for reading and supporting iPhoneinCanada.ca. We couldn't...

Just a little while ago, Skype updated its app to allow video calling.  The app allows you to call other iOS users (4.0 and over) as well as users of the desktop clients as well.  This comes just a few days after Skype suffered from a major outage of service and will hopefully help to...

Well, leave it to Apple to help protect our kids! Apple has purportedly patented software to identify inappropriate language in text messages and to either completely delete it or to replace with "age appropriate" verbiage. I suspect a database of offending words can be input into the phone by a parent and text message content...

My mother in law just had a milestone birthday and for her present we got her the latest iPod touch. She has been delighted with the simplicity of the device, and it's been a lot of fun showing her the elegance of iOS 4. When we tried to FaceTime my iPhone 4, we got the...

The iPhone Dev team has released the 'beta' version of redsn0w, their untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G, and iPad. This is beta, so use at your own risk and only with iOS devices you're willing to test. Known issues are Bluetooth not working, Springboard to crash via task switcher, and the...

If you're looking for an elegant and simple blogging application for Mac, take a look at MarsEdit 3. This powerful solution allows easy management of your blog posts and pages. I've been testing out MarsEdit 3 for a week now, and I must say it's incredibly easy to use and very feature rich. The brain...

The Glif is a tripod mount and stand for the iPhone 4. It first made headlines through its funding via Kickstarter. It initially seeked $10,000 to get their accessory off the ground, but thanks to the Internet and their unique idea, the Glif team received over $137,000US in backing. I was one of their supporters....

I'd just like to take a moment to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas! I hope you're enjoying some quality time with friends and family today. Thanks to everyone for continuing to support iPhoneinCanada.ca and we hope Santa brought you everything on your iChristmas iList. :) On a special note, we'd like to...

Future Shop's Boxing Day sale is now live. All iPods are on sale both in store and online. Typically sales are very rare on iPods, so even though the savings are small, it's still a great time to buy that late Christmas present! Here are the sale prices: 8 GB iPod Touch 3rd Generation (door...

Christmas is arriving around the world as we speak. Santa is in full swing delivering iGifts to well-behaved children and adults. Want to track Santa on your iPhone? It's easy and incredibly fun thanks to Google Maps and Boxcar. How to Track Santa on your iPhone With Google Maps: Type in "Santa" and click search....

We all love Skype--when it's not down. The latest rumour coming from Engadget is that Skype video chat will be coming to the iPhone, with the big announcement coming at CES in 2011. Skype has been telling everyone that it'll be making a "series of video-related announcements" at CES next month... and it's participating in...